Yesterday we talked about making the daily difference in order to achieve our goals, but today I want to talk about the nature of goals. Why do people set goals?
There are a variety of reasons why people set goals, more reasons than I can mention, but despite people’s different motives for setting goals, there is a common factor driving people to work towards their goals. What is it?
People set goals because goals are:
Godly
Objectives that
Achieve
Lasting
Success
Goals are called “Godly Objectives” because the bar of expectation is set very high—not so high as to be unreachable, but high enough to require growth and development in order to achieve them. Godly Objectives are challenges that cannot be met by an everyday effort. They require a little bit more.
People set goals in order to arrive at a desired destination or circumstance, and if these Godly Objectives are met, they will Achieve Lasting Success. This Lasting Success will differ from person to person, and isn’t necessarily a material success, such as money. More times than not Lasting Success comes in the form of the internal satisfaction one finds from pushing himself or herself where he or she has never gone before. It is a reward that money cannot buy.
While monetary rewards may be a motivation to the elite runners of today, I think it is safe to say that the vast majority of people training to run a marathon are not running for the money. They are running for themselves. They have set a Godly Objective and are training each day in order to Achieve Lasting Success when the cross the finish line. I can’t wait to discover the feeling of accomplishment when I cross the finish line on October 7th. It is these internal rewards that drive so many people. The best part is that the harder you push yourself and the more effort you devote to your goal, the greater the feeling of satisfaction at the end. Your internal reward is proportional to your effort!
Do have GOALS?
TODAY’S WORKOUT:
Warm-up 1 mile
Run 3 miles
Cool down ½ mile
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